# Paikpari Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Paikpari

Paikpari is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,595 people in 621 households**, the 28th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,595people (2011)
- 621households
- 88.3%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikpari

Of every 100 households in Paikpari in 2011, 58 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paikpari · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**21%

Tap water ****21%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**89%

Use banking services ****28%**

**38%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paikpari?

■ Paikpari · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**955

Working population ****38.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 82.4% for women. 66% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 369 (37%) · **■** Marginal 299 (30%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sahid Matangini

- Barnan2,731 people
- Hogalberya2,710 people
- Soya Dighi2,704 people
- Jamitta2,628 people
- Banpur2,526 people
- Pakurya2,523 people
- Biswas2,501 people
- Hakala2,487 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paikpari?2,595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikpari in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikpari?88.3% (Census 2011)